Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1887-03-02
ADDITIONAL NEWS.

i. 3. DARLING, prom!ent citizen OF
Detroit, Mich, was arrested in Washing
ton for passing counterfeit $50 note,
which he had received at the Grand Hotel
in New York The Postmaster at Detroit
secured his release.
SERIOUS fire occurred at Chadron,
Neb., early on the morning Of the 26th,
caused by defective dus in the drug
store of Waller l. Lyman. The fire was
under good headway when first discovered,
aud spread rapidly in nll directions. con-
suming ths Danielson House, L. w. Halls
grocery, Slverstein 4 Richards clothing
store, Lake 4 Halley's Bank the Chadron
Democrat Office, and several other office
buildings. Owing to scarcity of water the
fire could not he controlled. Waller & Ly-
man lost their entire stock. The total loss
is estimated At $25,o0).
CARDINAL JACoBINI Secretary Of State
to the Pope, expired at Rome on the 26th.
NINA BROOKS, of st. Louis. became
enamored Of druggst Of that city, whom
she distrusted, and entering his store on
the Goth, blew her brains out in his pre- s.
ence.
Four girls escaped from the House of
the Good Shepherd, in Brooklyn, by taking
the keys from keeper and climbing high
fence surrounding the institution. One
was captured from her peculiar costume.
THE directors of four different lines OF
railroad entering Toston are considering
plans for union depot in Haymarket
Square. to cost S3.C0o;O0u, and to have
track roum for 200 coaches.
By tie explosion of locem,, e boiler
in Chicago August Meinger, the engineer.
and Clarence w. Law, the fireman, were
killed. Each was blown nearly three hum
dred feet. They resided at Momence,
ILL.,, where they had families.
WIN. BECK, a blind veteran of the re-
bellion, has been granted pension Of $72
per mfnth. He will receive $lo,3oO at
his first payment.
The United Labor party of Chicago has
nominated moulder by tho name of Rob-
ert Nelson for Mayor.
CHARLESTON, s. c., experienced slight
earthquake shock on the 26th.
A CYCLONE passed over Southern
Georgia on the afternoon of the 26th, do
ing much damage, especially in Harris
county, where many houses we're blown
down and cattle killed. Iu the historic
town of Eatonton a dog IN houses were de-
molished, an | one man was killed,
ON the 18th the presiding officer Of the Senate
presented message from the President in re-
sponse to tho resolution of the Senate in refer.
ence TO the seizure and sale Of the American
schooner Rebccca at Tampico, and to the resig
nation Of the late Minister to Mexico jackson
stating that it ia not deemed compatible with
public interest to communicate the correspond
ence in the case at present. The House labor
arbitration bill passed without amendment
The House bill to prevent the employment OF
convict or alien labor on public buildings
passed. The pleuropneumonia bill was taken
up and motion to reconsider the vote by which
Mr.. Ednunds substitute was adopted was car
ried and the substitute rejected. An amend
ment offered by Mr.. Vest requiring the author
tiles Of tho Stnte before tho commissioner can
exTend any of the appropriation therein, was
rejected. Mr.. Van Wyck renewed his amend.
ment extending the application of the bill to
the swine plague and cholera and other con-
tagcus diseases among swine which WAS
adopted. The bill as thus amended then passed
conference committee on the bill representing
the fisheries, male n long report as to the diff
culties existing in the conference.
IN Of hs whos eonsd
cred the legislative appropriate bill. An
amendment was adopted increasing from 81
Coz to s4,0oo the appropriation for tho travclinI
expenses OF the Civil Service commission. Mr..
O'Neil Of Missouri, called attention to the hard
working employees Of the bureau Of engraving
and printing and offered an amendment grant.
ing all such employees an annual leave Of alb
sence. Adopted. The House in the evening
session considered resolutions expressive Of re-
gret at the demise OF Representative Cole, ot
MARYLAND. and honoring his memory. Eulogis.
tic addresses were delivered aud resolutions
were then adopted.